NASA launches Artemis I mission to space early Wednesday, November 16th at 1:47 A.M. ET. From the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, the launch of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket sends the Orion spacecraft on a 26-day flight around the moon. The end goal of NASA’s Artemis missions is to put the first woman and first person of color on the Moon . The beginning step in this process was the launch of Artemis I. Eventually, NASA hopes to establish a permanent o